AZL-34850

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    AZL-34850

    Published: 31 Aug 2015Last Modified: 21 Apr 2026
    Upstream:

    Summary: CVE-2015-5157 affecting package kernel for versions less than 6.6.22.1-2

    Details: arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S in the Linux kernel before 4.1.6 on the x86_64 platform mishandles IRET faults in processing NMIs that occurred during userspace execution, which might allow local users to gain privileges by triggering an NMI.

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: kernel

    Purl: pkg:rpm/azure-linux/kernel

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -6.6.22.1-2

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
    AZL-34850 | CVE-DB